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The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. A derivative of the Hawk was selected by the United States Navy as their new trainer aircraft. Designated the McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk. The most famous users of the Hawk are the Red Arrows aerobatic team, who adopted the plane in 1979.

Role: Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft

Manufacturer: BAE Systems

National origin: United Kingdom

First flight: 21 August 1974

Introduction: 1976

Produced: 1974–present

Number built: 1,000+

Status: In service

Military operators

Royal Australian Air Force – 33 Hawk 127

Royal Bahraini Air Force – 6 Hawk 129

Royal Canadian Air Force – 16 Hawk 115

Finnish Air Force – 75 Hawks (50 Mk.51, 7 Mk.51A, 18 Mk.66

Indian Air Force – 66 Hawk 132 (total 106 ordered for IAF)

Indian Navy – 8 Hawk 132 (total 17 ordered)

Indonesian Air Force – 38 Hawk 53/109/209

Kuwait Air Force – 10 Hawk 64

Royal Malaysian Air Force – 19 Hawk 108/208

Royal Air Force of Oman – 15 Hawk 103/203

Royal Saudi Air Force – 45 Hawk 65

South African Air Force – 24 Hawk 120

Royal Air Force – 81 Hawk T1/28 Hawk T2

Royal Navy – 17 Hawk T1

United Arab Emirates Air Force – 36 Hawk 61/63/102

Former operators

Kenya Air Force – 7 Hawk 52, out of service and retired as of 2012

Republic of Korea Air Force introduced 20 T-59 (Hawk 67) in September 1992. Retired from service in 2013

Swiss Air Force: 20 Hawk Mk. 66 were bought in 1992 but decommissioned in 2002, of which 18 were sold to Finland in June 2007

Air Force of Zimbabwe – 12 Hawk 60 retired as of 2011 because of lack of spares and lack of BAE support